What is the most important aspect of Sierra Leonean attitude?
Respect. Respect for the “Big Man”, means the tribal elder in charge and elders in general. Respect for education.
Most Sierra Leoneans are very friendly and respectful. Answer when greeted, speak when spoken to and be polite.
Padee/ - means friend.
Hold your wrist when shaking hands. It means you feel they are important (weight of the handshake).
If offered you food, you must eat the fish head. It is considered the very best part of the rice soup, and food is often offered to honoured guests.
They will treat YOU as an honoured person; they will treat you as if you were being hosted by a king. Respect is cherished by them a lot.
What are some major social faux:
The Salon people are very friendly. Maybe they don’t have any friendship with you but they will greet you, if they greet you with good morning you have to greet them with same. But they will not stop. They will ask you how you body is (how is your body?). You have to answer -tell God tenki you can give the same answer for such many questions- like- how you sleep? How are you? Etc.
If they don’t know your name, they will call you Uncle or Aunty or Bra Or 👇
Hey Authority, Master, Hey Major, etc. They love football and dance. If music starts, they start to shake their body. They love strangers. There are two main languages: Timni and Mende. But mostly, they are speaking in Krio - which is broken English, and you can understand it with little effort.
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